In 1971, I rented 120 acres of bare ground and used my Dad and brother's equipment. I borrowed the cash rent and operating expenses (fertilizer and chemicals) and paid the rest from my full time job at a tire store. In 72, I rented a 240 from my dad and leased his equipment and still worked full time. That fall I bought an IH 756D for $4400 cash. It always started hard and ether made it easier year round. Added a 540 4x16 plow, new grinder mixer, cultivator, mower conditioner, 2 gravity flow wagons, half share in a MH 510 combine, 234 IH picker, 24 foot field cultivator and an IH planter thru the fall and winter. Rented an additional 160 with a farmstead to live on in 73, and bought a Farmall M ($875)and a Westendorf loader ($500) which was to big so I bought an IH 560 ($2200) gas with a fast hitch. We had a pot load of snow and terrible weather that year and that forced me into the 3rd tractor. I had livestock (hogs) on 3 farmsteads and ended up buying an IH 80 snowblower. In the fall of 74, the 756 was taken to the shop and engine was gone thru because by now it was really noisy. The main bearings were almost worn into the block and hangars and the injection pump needed everything. I changed the wheels and tires to 16.9x38 and added a new Hininker cab. It hasn't been touched since. The 66 Series tractors were introduced in 1977 and I remember the dealer said you add a zero to the number and that's the price. I didn't get one for 2 more years!
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